Definition of innkeepernext
as in taverner
the owner or manager of an inn the innkeeper was a very genial, accommodating host

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Recent Examples of innkeeper The legislation also re-works the distribution of innkeeper’s tax dollars in Hamilton County. Kaitlin Lange, IndyStar, 25 Feb. 2026 They are hunted by Devora, a reclusive innkeeper and former dancer played by Uma Thurman, who is determined to make the girls regret ever pirouetting into her life. Jef Rouner, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Feb. 2026 Gifford House, the historic 33-room hotel in Provincetown on the tip of Massachusetts' Cape Cod, was purchased in 2023 by Steve Azar, a 44 year-old innkeeper with an infectious laugh and the look of a lumberjack who likes his martinis neat. Nathan Tavares, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Feb. 2026 During our stay, Daniel and I borrowed two of the hotel’s bikes, provided by Stephanie Lisle, the innkeeper, and biked along the trail to Lambertville and back. Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for innkeeper
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landlord
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  • Bonnefous says the gallery owes money only to the landlord and the bank, not her artists.
    Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 12 May 2026
  • Don’t try to handle a squatter yourself by changing locks, hauling out belongings or shutting off utilities — Texas law treats that as a self-help eviction and can backfire if the person turns out to have tenant rights, making court eviction the required route in landlord-tenant cases.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2026

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“Innkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innkeeper. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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